PSYC 616 Lecture Notes - Repeatability

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megangoodspeed

18 Nov 2022

School

Pepperdine University

Department

Psychology

Course

PSYC 616

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Chh chapter 4: measuring behavior : finish this statement. The three levels of scientific knowledge are : description, prediction, and control, practitioners who do not use measurement are vulnerable to two kinds of mistakes. What are they: continuing an ineffective treatment when no real behavior change has occurred, discontinuing an effective treatment because subjective judgment detects no improvement, list and define the three dimensional quantities of behavior. Provide an example of each: repeatability, aka countability. Instances of a response class occur repeatedly through time: temporal extent, duration. When the duration of behavior can be measured. Every instance of behavior occurs during some amount of time: temporal locus, measuring the time at which behavior occurs. Examines when an instance of behavior occurs with respect to other events. Measures based on repeatability: define and give an original example of count, add up the behaviors or items.

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Early Childhood Project

You have two options to complete this project. You may observe/interview a child between the ages of 6 months to 4 years or you may interview your primary caregiver about yourself at this age. Specify which option you have chosen and respond to all of the following prompts.

Subject's name, age, gender, and relationship to you:

According to Piaget, what stage of cognitive development should your subject be at?

Is your subject behaving according to Piaget's predicted stage?

Provide two to three specific examples using the terminology from your textbook.

What play exercises can caregivers practice with the subject to enhance their cognitive development at their current stage?

According to Erikson what stage of social development should your subject be at?

Is your subject behaving according to Erikson's predicted stage?

Provide two to three specific examples using terminology from your textbook.

What play exercises can caregivers practice with the subject to enhance their social development at their current stage?

Explain the controversy between stage theories and continuity of development. Why should parents think critically about stage theories before becoming concerned about their child's behavior?